# The District Courts and Justices of the Peace (Scotland) Order 2007, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Order–
“the 1975 Act” means the District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975;
“the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;
“the 2007 Act” means the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007;
“investigation” means an investigation carried out in terms of section 71(6) of the 2007 Act;
“JAC” means a Justices' Appraisal Committee established in accordance with the Justices of the Peace (Scotland) Order 2007;
“Lord President” means the Lord President of the Court of Session;
“sheriff principal” means the sheriff principal for the sheriffdom for which the JP is appointed; and
“tribunal” means a tribunal constituted under section 71 of the 2007 Act.
(2) For the purposes of articles 6 to 14 of this Order, “JP” means a justice of the peace appointed under section 67 of the 2007 Act who is the subject of an investigation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/480/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/district-courts-and-justices-of-the-peace-scotland-order-2007/article-2
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